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Cinema Paradiso, Soneva Kiri

Thailand

The jungle surround sound here isn’t coming

from the screen. It’s real. When was the last

time you watched a movie on a lagoon in a

tropical rainforest on a tiny island" Sit back on

your lounger and escape into a ɿlm under the

moonlight with the waves lapping in the distance.

Cine Thision

Athens, Greece

Theater has been important in Greece

since ancient times and still is. Built

in 15, this is one of the oldest

open-air movie theaters in Athens,

and it features the timeless backdrop

of the Acropolis lit up at night.

The Rathausplatz

Vienna, Austria

Every summer for the last 0 years, ɿlms,

musicals and operas have been shown on a

giant screen in Vienna’s city square. This year,

the dramatic Baroque setting was turned into

an open-air cinema with 500 seats divided

into spectator boxes for two or four people

each and a separate food-stall area.

Westpac OpenAir

Cinema

Sydney, Australia

At what has been dubbed

one of the most beautiful

outdoor cinemas in the

world, guests can view a

variety of ɿlms against the

backdrop of a gorgeous

sunset and the Opera House

or harbor during January and

February—Sydney’s summer

months. The screen stands

three stories high, and the

venue has the capacity to hold

up to 2,000 people—though

time will tell if restrictions

will allow for a full house.

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